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1862 – The first enclosed baseball field opens in Union Grounds, Brooklyn. 1926 – New York is officially granted an NHL franchise, named the Rangers. The NHL also announces that Chicago and Detroit will be joining the league in November. 1906 – New York Giants pitcher Hooks Wiltse strikes out four batters in one inning. 1941 – Joe DiMaggio’s 56 game hitting streak begins…

1874 – McGill University and Harvard played a football game in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It is the first college football game to charge admission. 1904 – The Olympics open in St. Louis. It is the first time the games are held in the USA. 1913 – Washington Senators pitcher Walter Johnson’s record scoreless streak ends at 56 innings. 1920 – Walter Johnson wins his 300th…

1952 – Minor league pitcher Ron Necciai of the Bristol Twins strikes out 27 hitters in a nine inning game against the Welch Miners. 1958 – St. Louis Cardinals great Stan Musial becomes the eighth player in MLB history to total 3,000 career hits. The milestone hit is a walkoff double lifting the Cardinals over the Cubs. 1972 – The Brewers finally defeat the…

1875 – The first shutout in pro baseball takes place as the Chicago White Stockings defeat the St. Louis Brown Stockings 1-0. 1970 – “Mr. Cub” Ernie Banks hits career home run #500. The home run came against Atlanta pitcher Pat Jarvis in a 4-3 Cubs win over the Braves. 1974 – The Boston Celtics defeat the Milwaukee Bucks 102-87 in game seven to…

1959 – Yankees catcher Yogi Berra’s errorless game streak ends at 148 games. 1968 – The Montreal Canadiens win the Stanley Cup, completing a sweep of the St. Louis Blues. 1972 – The Giants trade Willie Mays to the Mets for pitcher Charlie Williams and cash. 1977 – Mired in a 16 game losing streak, Atlanta Braves owner Ted Turner sends manager Dave Bristol…

1967 – Hank Aaron hits the only inside the park home run in his career. 1970 – Bobby Orr scores an overtime goal to give the Boston Bruins their first Stanley Cup title in 29 years. Orr’s post-goal “flight” remains one of the most memorable NHL moments of all-time. 1970 – Atlanta Braves pitcher Hoyt Wilhelm makes his 1,000th career appearance. 1973 – The…

1901 – Cleveland pitcher Earl Moore throws a nine-inning no-hitter against the White Sox, but loses 4-2 in 10 innings. 1984 – In a game that started on May 7, the White Sox finally beat the Brewers 7-6 in 25 innings. 1987 – Orioles slugger Eddie Murray becomes the first player in MLB history to hit switch-hitting home runs in consecutive games. 1989 –…

1878 – Providence center fielder Paul Hines records the first unassisted triple play in baseball history. 1909 – Chief Bender of the Philadelphia Athletics hits two inside the park home runs in a game against Boston. 1915 – “Regret” becomes the first filly to win the Kentucky Derby. 1954 – William Parry O’Brien becomes the first man to throw the shot put more than…

1917 – In a pitching battle between two all-time greats, Babe Ruth and the Boston Red Sox defeat Walter Johnson and the Washington Senators 1-0. Ruth allowed just two hits and drove in the winning run on a sac fly. 1925 – Pittsburgh shortstop Glenn Wright records an unassisted triple play. After catching a line drive off the bat of St. Louis’ Jim Bottomley,…